Ukulele: Imagine Dragons – Believer Ukulele Chord Progression

Ukulele: Imagine Dragons – Believer Ukulele Chord Progression

ChordsAmFEE/G#

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This is the ukulele chord progression of Believer by Imagine Dragons.

[Verse]
Am F
First things first, I’ma say all the words inside my head
E Am
I’m fired up and tired of the way that things have been, oh-ooh
F E
The way that things have been, oh-ooh
Am F
Second thing second, don’t you tell me what you think that I can be
E Am
I’m the one at the sail, I’m the master of my sea, oh-ooh
F E
The master of my sea, oh-ooh

[Pre-Chorus]
Am
I was broken from a young age, taking my sulking to the masses
F E
Write down my poems for the few, that looked at me took to me, shook to me, feeling me
Am
Singing from heart ache from the pain, take up my message from the veins
F E
Speaking my lesson from the brain, seeing the beauty through the…

[Chorus]
Am
Pain!
F E
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
Am
Pain!
F E
You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer
Am
Pain!
F
I let the bullets fly, oh let them rain
E/G#
My life, my love, my drive, they came from…
Am
Pain!
F E
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer

[Verse 2]
Am F
Third things third, send a prayer to the ones up above
E Am
All the hate that you’ve heard has turned your spirit to a dove, oh-ooh
F E
Your spirit up above, oh-ooh

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Am
I was choking in the crowd, building my rain up in the cloud
F E
Falling like ashes to the ground, hoping my feelings, they would drown
Am
But they never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing, inhibited, limited
E
Till it broke up and it rained down, it rained down, like…

[Chorus]
Am
Pain!
F E
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
Am
Pain!
F E
You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer
Am
Pain!
F
I let the bullets fly, oh let them rain
E/G#
My life, my love, my drive, they came from…
Am
Pain!
F E
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer

[Bridge]
Am F
Last things last, by the grace of the fire and the flames
E Am
You’re the face of the future, the blood in my veins, oh-ooh
F E
The blood in my veins, oh-ooh
Am
But they never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing, inhibited, limited
E E/G#
Till it broke up and it rained down, it rained down, like…

[Chorus]
Am
Pain!
F E
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
Am
Pain!
F E
You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer
Am
Pain!
F
I let the bullets fly, oh let them rain
E/G#
My life, my love, my drive, they came from…
Am
Pain!
F E
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer

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How to play Believer: key, chords and progression

To play Believer by Imagine Dragons, think in A minor (no sharps or flats). It takes 4 chords: Am, F, E and E/G#.

Listen for Am – F – E – Am (i – VI – V – i in A minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: on guitar, F needs a barre or movable shape. Take the change into it slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.

Chord diagrams

Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
E chord on guitar (022100)
EE G♯ B

Need another chord or a different shape? Feel free to use our free Chord Shape Generator.

Believer chords: questions

What key is Believer in?

Believer by Imagine Dragons is in the key of A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Believer?

Believer uses 4 chords: Am, F, E, E/G#.

What is the chord progression of Believer?

The main progression is Am – F – E – Am (i – VI – V – i).

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